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Can we upgrade to Spring 5 even if we are not planning to move to Java 8+ currently?

I have an application built in JDK 8 and Spring 4.x. I would like to move from Spring 4.x to Spring 5.x?

While going through this link "What's-New-in-Spring-Framework-5.x", it seems like Spring 5.x is mainly focusing on supporting JDK 8+ (9, 10, 11 etc.).

I understand that it is not saying anywhere that it will stop supporting JDK 8 related feature but just wanted to understand if it is completely fine to move to Spring 5.x while still being on JDK 8? Can someone please share their views here?

Solution

  • Spring 5.x requires JDK 8 or higher. https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/wiki/Upgrading-to-Spring-Framework-5.x#upgrading-to-version-51

    So you can migrate without any issues. In fact, I am using it with the same combination.